
Tag Archives: Riot


Illinois Riot Police and Attack Dog (1964)
“AMERICAN RIOT”
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St. Petersburg, Florida Riots (1968)

Watts, Los Angeles – Riot Aftermath (1965)

BROOKLYN N.Y. RIOTS (1964)
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“PROVIDENCE R.I. RIOTS” (1967-70)

AKRON OHIO RACE RIOTS (1967-68)
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“MILWAUKEE RIOTS” (1967)

RIOT COLLECTION: “Trumble Park Police Protection for the Howards” (1953)
Police try to protect Donald and Betty Howard as they bring their household goods to their new apartment in a formerly all white neighborhood called Trumble Park in Chicago. July, 1953

RIOT COLLECTION: “Negro Killed in New Watts Riot” (1966)

RIOT COLLECTION: “Watts ‘Looter’ Shot by Police” (1965)
“OMAHA NEBRASKA RACE RIOTS” (1966)
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“Civil Rights Demonstrator in Court During Sentencing” (1960)
Civil rights demonstrator in court during sentencing, St. Augustine, FL, 1960.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Negros Arrested at Riot Scene” (1965)

RIOT COLLECTION: “Cicero Riot Guardsmen Take a Break” (1951)

“Brooklyn Police Standing Over Negro Man” (1966)
July 22, 1966 – “DEMONSTRATOR DOWNED IN BROOKLYN”

CHICAGO COLLECTION: “West Side Looting” (1968)
Looters on Chicago’s West Side, 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “National Guard Clear Streets in Pittsburgh” (1968)
National Guard clear streets in Pittsburgh during race riot, 1968.

“Florida Riot Control Police Arrest Young Black Man” (1968)
Florida Riot Control Police arrest young black man, 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Miami Policeman Wearing Gas Mask Arrests Black Man” (1971)
Miami Policeman wearing tear gas mask arrests black man, 1971.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Anti Riot Armored Personnel Carrier Crushes Car” (1968)
Anti Riot Armored Personnel Carrier crushes auto during demonstration for Los Angeles Police Dept., 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Washing Away Tear Gas” (1968)
St. Petersburg FL Riot Police state officer washes away tear gas. Photo is dated 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Guarding Damaged Store” (1968)
St Petersburg FL. riot police guard a damaged store from looters. Photo is dated 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Michigan Detroit Police Tactical Mobile Unit” (1967)
Michigan Detroit Police Tactical Mobile Unit goes to race riot. Photo dated Jul 25,1967

RIOT COLLECTION: “Kansas City Riots” (1968)
Benton Blvd. Kansas City, 1968.

“Police Officers Arrest Negro Rioters” (1966)

“National Guard Practice Riot Control” (1964)
National Guardsmen work out With bayonets and practice for riot control, Rochester, NY, 1964.

“Policeman Inspects Looted Store Window” (1968)
Policeman Inspects Looted Store Window St Petersburg Race Riot. Photo is dated 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Detroit Riots” (1967)

RIOT COLLECTION: “Mannequin Lies Face Down” (1968)
“Negro Youths Riot Torn Downtown Memphis Looting Riot MLK Jr.” Photo is dated 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Checking Damage After Riot” (1968)
St Petersburg Florida Kirk Checks Damage after Riot. Photo is dated 1968.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Negro Youth Immobilized by Police” (1968)

Florida Sheriff Lectures on Riot Control (1970)

“Riot Squad Bayonets Fixed” (1966)
Sheriffs Riot Squad Bayonets Fixed, Clearwater Florida. Photo is dated 1966.

PRESS COLLECTION: “St. Petersburg Florida Riot Squad #2” (1960)

RIOT COLLECTION: “St. Petersburg Florida Riot Squad” (1960)

WHITE RACISTS OF CICERO ILLINOIS RIOT (1951)
[mashshare] Cicero, Illinois where a race riot took place in July, 1951. The aftermath of World War II saw a revival of white attacks on black mobility, mostly on the city’s South and Southwest Sides, but also in the western industrial suburb of Cicero. Aspiring African American professionals seeking to obtain improved housing beyond the […]

DETROIT COLLECTION: “Riot Cleanup” (1967)
Photo of Police Guard at Riot Cleanup Detroit. Photo dated Jul 25, 1967.

DETROIT COLLECTION: “Detroit Police Guard Firefighters” (1966)
Photo of Detroit Police Guard Firefighters In Racial Riot Area. Photo is dated Jul 27,1967. It shows police watching for snipers aimed at firefighters.

DETROIT COLLECTION: “Store Owners Board Windows” (1966)
Detroit Store Owners Board Windows After Race Riot. Photo is dated Aug 10,1966. It shows owners covering windows.

DETROIT COLLECTION: “Riot Refugees” (1967)
Detroit Michigan Homeless Riot Refugees from 12th St. Photo dated Jul 26, 1967. 3 women & a child visit their charred ruins that was fire bombed during the riots.

DETROIT COLLECTION: “Race Riot Suspects Arrested” (1943)
Detroit Race Riot Suspects Arrested. Photo is dated Jun 24,1943. It shows men on way to court.

RIOT COLLECTION: “Armored Riot Coat” (1956)
Detroit Police Armored Coat To Fight Riots. Photo is dated Jan 17,1956. It shows armor demonstration.

“Civil Rights Screaming Protester” (1964)
Photo of Civil Rights Screaming Rioter Arrested. Photo is Dated 8/29/64.

“LOS ANGELES WATTS RIOTS” (1965)
[nggallery id=138] The Watts Riots began on August 11, 1965, in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, when Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over African American Marquette Frye on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Minikus was convinced Frye was under the influence and radioed for his car to be impounded. Frye […]
